Department of War STTR Program
Status not published
Runs alongside the DoW SBIR BAA cycles.
STTR requires formal partnership with a US research institution performing at least 30% of the work; the small business performs at least 40%. Award sizes track the DoW SBIR ranges.
U.S. Department of War (Office of Small Business Programs)
public · national
Deadline: annual_call — Runs alongside the DoW SBIR BAA cycles.
This funder does not publish a success rate. We rank it using the rate observed across similar programmes and label it as an estimate rather than implying we know.
Major bid — written case, budget, possibly partners.
Who can apply
- Up to 500 employees
- small enterprises
- Sectors: deeptech, space, ai
- Stage: pre_seed, seed, series_a
- R&D activity required
- Locally registered entity required
Mandatory partnership with a US university, federally funded R&D centre or non-profit research institution. US-owned and -controlled for-profit small business with 500 or fewer employees; principal investigator primarily employed by the firm (SBIR) or work split with a research institution (STTR). Non-dilutive; no repayment.
How to apply
- Register the company in SAM.gov, obtain a UEI, and register on SBIR.gov
- Confirm eligibility: US for-profit small business, <=500 employees, majority US-owned
- Review the agency's current solicitation/topic list and select a topic
- Prepare and submit the Phase I proposal via the agency submission portal by the deadline
- If awarded Phase I, complete the work and apply for Phase II continuation
What you will need
- Technical proposal / volume 1
- Cost proposal / budget
- Company commercialisation report
- SAM.gov active registration
Source. https://www.dodsbirsttr.mil/ — checked 2026-08-14 · not human-checked